For the first time TSPSC is conducting the Teachers Recruitment Test for 31 Districts, If a candidate is eligible for more than one notification, he should apply separately for each notification. The applications will be accepted from 30/10/2017 to 30/11/2017. The dates for exam will be in the Vd week of February, 2018. It should be noted by the candidates who apply for School Assistants, Language Pandits and Secondary Grade Teachers that 80% weightage will be given for written test and 20% weightage for Teachers Eligibility Test (TET) Further for the posts of PET and School Assistants (Physical Education), the selection will be based only on the merit in the written exam and no weightage will be given to the TET. The notifications are hosted on TSPSC website: www.tspsc.gov.in.

TSPSC Notification No.53/2017 Dt. 21/10/2017 Teacher Recruitment Test In School Education Department Secondary Grade Teacher : Applications are invited Online from qualified candidates through the proforma Application to be made available on Commission’s WEBSITE (www.tspsc.gov.in) to the post of Secondary Grade Teacher(SGT) in School Education Department.

Educational Qualifications:Applicants must possess the qualifications from a recognized University/ Institution as detailed below or equivalent thereto, as specified in G.O.Ms.No.25 School Education (General) Dept., Dt.10/10/2017 as on the Date of Notification.

ii) Must Possess Intermediate / Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) as recognised by the Board of Intermediate, Telangana with at least 45% Marks (In case of SC / ST / BC / differently abled candidates, the minimum marks shall be 40%) in accordance with the NCTE (Recognition Norms and Procedure) Regulations, 2002 (i.e those who are admitted into D.EI.Ed. up to the year 2007) and Pass in 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education / 4-year Bachelor in Elementary Education.

For the purpose of Selection of Teachers under the Rules, scores obtained in Andhra Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test (APTET) / Telangana Teacher Eligibility Test (TSTET) / Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) with the qualifying marks as given below shall only be considered:

TET Name

Maximum

Pass Mark

OC

BC

SC/ST/Differently Abled

APTET / TSTET

150

90

75

60

CTET

150

90

75

60

Note-2
The APTET scores obtained before the appointed day of 02.06.2014 shall only be Considered. Selection of candidates shall be on the basis of combined marks secured in the Written Examination to be conducted by the TSPSC (80%) and TET (20%) for all categories of posts.

AGE:Minimum 18 years & Maximum 44* years. The age is reckoned as on 01/07/2017 (Rule- 12(1)(a)(v) of State and Subordinate Service Rules).
Minimum Age (18 years): A Candidate should not be born after 01/07/1999.
Maximum Age (44 years): A candidate should not be born before 02/07/1973. The Upper Age limit will be relaxed as per Rules and will be calculated on the above lines.

*As per G.O. Ms. No. 329 GA(Ser.A) Dept., Dt. 27/07/2015 read with G.O. Ms. No. 264GA(Ser.A) Dept.,Dated: 26-07-2016 and G.O. Ms. No. 190 GA(Ser.A) Dept.,Dated:08-08-2017,the upper age limit is raised up to 10 years.N.B.: 1) No person shall be eligible if he/she is less than 18 years of age. 2) No person shall be eligible if he/she crossed 58 years of age (Superannuation age).Age Relaxations: The upper age limit prescribed above is however relaxable in the following cases:

Sl.No.

Category of candidates

Relaxation of agepermissible

1

2

3

1.

Telangana State Government Employees (Employees of TSRTC, Corporations, Municipalities etc. are not eligible).

5 Years based on the length of regular service.

2.

Ex-Service men

3 years & length of service rendered in the armed forces.

3.

N.C.C.(who have worked as Instructor in N.C.C.)

3 Years & length of service rendered in the N.C.C.

4.

SC/ST and BCs

5 Years

5.

Physically Handicapped persons

10 Years

FEE:(Remittance of Fee) Each applicant must payRs. 200/- (RUPEES TWO HUNDRED ONLY)towards Online Application Processing Fee, each subject applied for. This apart, the applicants have to payRS. 80/- (RUPEES EIGHTY ONLY)towards Examination Fee. However, the following category of candidates are exempted from payment of Examination fee.
a) BC, SC & ST of Telangana State
b) Unemployed applicants in the age group of 18 to 44 years of Telangana State (They have to submit declaration at an appropriate time to the Commission that they are unemployed).
c) PH & Ex-service men.

N.B.:- BC’s, SC’s and ST’s belonging to other states are not exempted from payment ofApplication processing Fee and Examination Fee and they are not entitled for anykind of reservation.

Mode of Payment of Fee:
The Fee mentioned at Para-I(6)(a) is to be paid online through SBI ePay duly following online instructions once the application form details are submitted by filling TSPSC ID, date of birth and other particulars. The fee once remitted, shall not be refunded or adjusted under any circumstances. Failure to pay the examination fee, application fee, wherever applicable will entail total rejection of application. The list of Banks providing service for the purpose of online remittance of fee is given inANNEXURE – II.

Selection Procedure:
The Final Selection Of The Posts Will Be Based On Marks Secured In The Written Examination Either Online Or Omr Based By Giving 80% Weightage For Written Test And 20% Weightage For Tet Paper-II Put Together1. For SGT : Those candidates who qualify in the Examination (Objective Type) in order of merit by giving 80% weightage for written test and 20% weightage marks in TET Paper-II put together will be called for verification of Certificates, Community and Category wise for the vacancies available as required. The minimum qualifying marks for Selection are OCs 40%, BCs 35% SCs, STs and PHs 30%. The minimum qualifying marks are relaxable in the case of SC/ST/BC/PH at the discretion of the Commission.

2. The candidates will be selected and allotted to Service/ Department as per their rank in the merit list and as per District preference for allotment of candidates against vacancies and for the vacancies available.
N.B : Mere securing minimum qualifying marks does not vest any right in a candidate for being considered for selection.

3. The appearance in all the papers at the Written Examination as per rules is compulsory. Absence in any of the paper/papers will automatically render his candidature as disqualified.

4. Candidates have to produce Original documents and other particulars on the day of verification itself. If candidate fails to produce any of the required certificates and if the particulars furnished by him / her in the Application do not tally with the Original documents produced by him / her, then his / her candidature will be rejected/disqualified without any further correspondence. As candidature for the recruitment is processed through Computer/Electronic devices based on the particulars furnished in the Application Form, the candidate is advised to fill in all the relevant particulars carefully.

5. The preference opted by candidates in respect of posts, District etc., in the application form are only indicative for being considered to the extent possible but not binding or limiting the Commission’s powers conferred under Article 315 and 320 of the Constitution of India. Therefore, the Commission has the power to assign a successful candidate to any of the notified posts for which he/she is qualified and eligible, subject to fulfilling the selection criterion. Mere claim of preference for any District for allotment against vacancy does not confer a right to selection for that District in particular or any District in general.

6. The appointment of selected candidates will be subject to their being found medically fit in the appropriate Medical Examination, and if he/she is of sound health, active habits free from any bodily defect or infirmity.

** Social Studies includes Social Studies Content of Environmental Studies (EVS) (Classes I - V) and Social Studies (Classes VI - VIII)

How to apply:
The Candidates will have to apply Online through the Official Website of TSPSC. Detailed user guide will be placed on the website. The candidates will have to thoroughly read before filing Online applications.

IMPORTANT NOTE:
Candidates are requested to keep the details of the following documents ready while uploading their Applications.
(i) Aadhar number
(ii) Educational Qualification details i.e., SSC, INTERMEDIATE, DEGREE, POST GRADUATION etc. and their Roll numbers, Year of passing etc.
(iii) Community/ Caste Certificate obtained from Mee Seva/ E Seva i.e., Enrollment number and date of issue.

HOW TO UPLOAD THE APPLICATION FORM.

(i) The Applicants have to read the User Guide for Online Submission of Applications and then proceed further.
The Candidate has to visit the WEBSITE http://www.tspsc.gov.in and fill the
application according to the guidelines provided at the time of registering for applications on Website. While filling the application form, the candidates have to ensure that there are no mistakes in it. The Commission bears no responsibility for the mistakes, if any, made by the candidates.
ii) Hand written/ Typed/ Photostat copies/ outside printed Application Form will not be accepted and liable for rejection.
iii) For any Technical problems related to Online submission and downloading of Hall- Tickets please contact 040-23542185 or 040-23542187(Call Time: 10.30 A.M to 1.00 P.M & 1.30 P.M to 5.30 P.M) or mail to helpdesk@tspsc.gov.in

Important dates:i. Submission of ONLINE applications fromDt. 30/10/2017ii.Last date for submission of Online applications Last date extended up to 15/12/2017iii. Hall Tickets can be downloaded 07 days before commencement of Examination.

Exam date:
The Examination (Objective Type) is likely to be held held in 2nd week of February 2018. The Commission reserves the right to conduct the Examination either COMPUTER BASED RECRUITMENT TEST (CBRT) or OFFLINE OMR based Examination of objective type.